Directions (80-83) : Study the following information carefully and answer the questions given below.

Nine persons belong to three different families i.e., Family A, Family B and Family C. At least two persons but not more than four persons belong to one family. Joshi doesn’t belong to Family A. Geeta belongs to Family C. Komal belongs to one of the families only with Kiran. Poonam and Pihu belong to the same family but not to Family A. Lisha neither belongs to the family of Poonam nor Joshi. Nikhil and Payal doesn’t belong to Family B. Lisha does not belong to family A.

Payal belongs to which of the following Families?

The correct option is Family C.

Step-by-Step Explanation:

1. Analyze the Given Information:

• Total number of persons = 9 (Joshi, Geeta, Komal, Kiran, Poonam, Pihu, Lisha, Nikhil, Payal).

• Total families = 3 (Family A, Family B, Family C).

• Distribution constraint: Each family has at least 2 members and at most 4 members.

2. Deduce the Positions of Each Person:

• Geeta belongs to Family C.

• Komal belongs to one of the families only with Kiran. This means Komal's family has exactly 2 persons: Komal and Kiran. Since Geeta is already in Family C, Komal & Kiran cannot be in Family C if they are the only members of their family, or rather, their family contains no one else.

• Poonam and Pihu belong to the same family, but not Family A.

• Lisha does not belong to Family A (given explicitly: "Lisha does not belong to family A").

• Lisha neither belongs to the family of Poonam nor Joshi.

• Joshi does not belong to Family A.

• Nikhil and Payal do not belong to Family B.

3. Assigning Komal and Kiran:

• Komal and Kiran are the only two members of their family (a 2-person family).

• Can Komal & Kiran be Family B? Let's check.

• If Komal & Kiran are Family B, then Family B has exactly 2 members: {Komal, Kiran}.

• Then Poonam and Pihu (who are not in Family A) must be in Family C.

• Since Lisha is not in Family A, and not with Poonam (Family C), Lisha would have to be in Family B, which contradicts Komal & Kiran being the *only* members of their family.

• Therefore, Komal and Kiran must belong to Family A, and Family A has exactly 2 members: {Komal, Kiran}.

4. Distributing Remaining Persons:

• Since Family A is complete with {Komal, Kiran}, no one else can belong to Family A.

• Now, the remaining persons must be divided between Family B and Family C.

• We know Nikhil and Payal do not belong to Family B. Since they also cannot belong to Family A (which is full), Nikhil and Payal must belong to Family C.

• Therefore, Payal belongs to Family C.